ORLANDO, Fla. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids are starting in 10 cities across the country Sunday, including in Miami.

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From Chicago to California, large crowds gathered to protest the raids, which were originally announced for two weeks ago, but delayed by President Trump.

The President said ICE will focus on people with final deportation orders.

“They are going to take them back to their countries or take criminals out and put them in prison or put them in prisons in the country they came from," said Trump. "We are focused on criminals as much as we can.”

The raids will take place in the country's biggest cities, including Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, and San Francisco.

The raids are targeting about 2,000 people who have already been given final deportation orders. 

"If you are come to this position, you've been here years, you've gone through a court system, you've been found that you have to be deported, you have to follow the rule of law," said Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader.

Bay area immigration lawyer Ahmad Yakzan had this advice for anyone faced with ICE agents today.

"Just like a DUI, they can ask you certain questions. You do have the Fifth Amendment due process right," Yakzan said. "You can refuse to tell him if you’re not born in the United States, so go ahead and tell him, 'I refuse to answer that question.' The problem is that if you do that you’re probably going to end up in detention."

Orlando Pastor: "We need to stop this madness"

Father Jose Rodriguez, pastor at Episcopal Church of Nazareth in Orlando, doesn’t agree with the raids, however.

“Whether they are calling it 'final deportation orders,' we are talking about contributing members to society — families, parents, and fathers,” said Rodriguez.

Rodriguez said at some point we need to talk about immigration reform.

“We need to stop this madness," he said. "We need to stop making people victims of rhetoric and stop making an America only safe for some families."

The church has teamed up with local organizations in the past to provide “Know Your Rights” workshops. They plan to have more in the future.